Reading Assignment for Section 6

Read the following subsection from our online textbook: Section 6: Community-Based Drug Enforcement.

What You Will Learn

In this section, you’ll explore community-based approaches to drug enforcement, focusing on collaboration, education, and harm reduction. You’ll evaluate the effectiveness of prevention programs, harm reduction strategies, and efforts to address racial and social inequities in drug enforcement. By the end, you’ll gain insights from case studies that illustrate how community-focused strategies can reduce substance use and foster equity and resilience.

Student Learning Outcomes for Section 6: Community-Based Drug Enforcement

• SLO 1: Define and evaluate the principles of community policing, problem-oriented policing (POP), and harm reduction, emphasizing their roles in addressing the root causes of drug-related crime through collaboration, education, and public health strategies.
• SLO 2: Analyze the effectiveness of drug education and prevention programs, such as D.A.R.E., Keepin’ it REAL, and the Icelandic Prevention Model, in reducing substance use and fostering long-term community resilience.
• SLO 3: Assess the impact of harm reduction strategies, including needle exchanges, supervised injection sites, and naloxone distribution, in minimizing the public health risks of drug use and reducing stigma.
• SLO 4: Investigate racial and social inequities in drug enforcement, including disparities in arrests, sentencing, and access to treatment, and evaluate reforms aimed at achieving racial equity in drug policy.
• SLO 5: Examine case studies like Operation Safe Streets, the Boston Drug Market Initiative, and California’s Proposition 47 to understand the implementation and outcomes of community-focused drug enforcement strategies.

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